Variety of rare manuscripts relating to American and European history, art and literature. Also includes an 18th century manuscript of the Koran.

Forms of Materials:

Correspondence, maps, photos, and manuscripts.

Scope and Content Note

Includes an original typescript of Woodrow Wilson on the States and the federal government, a letter and maps relating to the battle of Gettysburg; documents and letters signed by members of George Washington's first cabinet; documents relating to the Revolutionary Battle of Harlem Heights; documents signed by Catherine the Great relating to the Russian Navy; letters and documents signed by signers of the Declaration of Independence; items signed by American naval figures; a signed card and portraits of William Tecumseh Sherman; items signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, his family and generals; photos, letters, and documents relating to the Civil War; similar items of English literary and artistic figures; a letter of Edmund Burke; a letter and photos of Robert Browning; a letter of Robert E. Lee; printed copy of the United States Constitution dated 1787; letters and documents signed by American Presidents; transcript of a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, and eighteenth century manuscripts copy of the Koran.

Series V: Catherine the Great

Volume 1

Collection of approximately 40 manuscript documents signed by Catherine, mostly relating to Russian Naval Matters, 1792-96. Bound in contemporary green velvet. Evidently removed from the Russian Royal Archive after the Revolution, 1792-1796

Series VI: Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Folder 3.1

Adams, Samuel, 1774, 1795

Folder 3.2

Barlett, Josiah, 1776

Folder 3.3

Carroll, Charles, 1829

Folder 3.4

Clymer,George, 1803

Folder 3.5

Ellery, William, 1781

Folder 3.6

Franklin, Benjamin, 1777

Folder 3.7

Gerry, Elbridge, 1812

Folder 3.8

Hancock, John, 1758

Folder 3.9

Hart, John, 1742, 1776

Folder 3.10

Hopkins, Stephen, 1771

Folder 3.11

Hopkinson, Francis, 1790

Folder 3.12

Huntington, Samuel, 1780, 1789, 1793, 1812

Folder 3.13

Jefferson, Thomas, 1807

Folder 3.14

McKean, Thomas, 1768, 1780, 1816, 1849

Folder 3.15

Middleton, Arthur, 1762

Folder 3.16

Morris, Robert, 1782, 1798

Folder 3.17

Morton, John, 1776

Folder 3.18

Paca, William, 1776

Folder 3.19

Paine, Robert Treat, 1757

Folder 3.20

Rodney, Caeser, 1775, 1777

Folder 3.21

Rush, Benjamin, 1786, 1794, 1810

Folder 3.22

Rutledge, Edward, 1782

Folder 3.23

Sherman, Roger, 1786

Folder 3.24

Smith, James, 1782

Folder 3.25

Walton, George, 1785

Folder 3.26

Whipple, William, 1778

Folder 3.27

Williams, William, 1776

Folder 3.28

Wolcott, Oliver, 1775

Folder 3.29

Wythe, George, 1803

Series VII: The American Navy

Folder 1.14

Angus, Samuel, 1813

Folder 1.15

Bainbridge, WM., 1819

Folder 1.16

Biddle, James, n.d.

Folder 1.17

Broom, C. R., 1816

Folder 1.18

Coutler, Mifflin, 1831

Folder 1.19

Crane, WM. M., 1827

Folder 1.20

Decatur, Mrs. Stephen, 1824

Folder 1.21

Elliott, Jesse D., 1813, 1827

Folder 1.22

Farragut, Admiral D.G., 1863

Folder 1.23

Harrison, Joseph, 1807

Folder 1.24

Hull, Isaac, 1818, 1829, 1835

Folder 1.25

List of Stores, 1812

Folder 1.26

Morris, J., 1819

Folder 1.27

Petition Signed by 42 Members Of Crew of Guerriere, 1815

Folder 1.28

Porter, D., 187-, n.d.

Folder 1.29

Rodgers, John, 1822

Folder 1.30

Rogers, Jno., 1812

Folder 1.31

Shubrick, E.B., 1823

Folder 1.32

Smith, Hon. R., 1808

Folder 1.33

Warrington, Lewis, 1838, 1842

Folder 1.34

Worden, John L., 1840

Series VIII: William Tecumseh Sherman

Folder 1.34

William Tecumseh Sherman, n.d.

Series IX: Napoleon and His Generals

Folder 1.36

Abrantes, D. - Duchess, 1845

Folder 1.37

d'Anglas, Boissy, 1818

Folder 1.38

Bailly, Jean Sylvain- Mayor of Paris, 1789

Folder 1.39

Berthier, Louis Alexandre -Marshal, 1810

Folder 1.40

Bertrand, Henry Gratien -General, n.d.

Folder 1.41

Beurnomville, Pierre -Marshal, n.d.

Folder 1.42

Bonaparte, Napoleon, n.d.

Folder 1.43

Bourbon, Louis de, n.d.

Folder 1.44

Bourgeois, R.- In Battle of Waterloo, n.d.

Folder 1.45

Chaptal, 1808

Folder 1.46

Chenier, C.H., n.d.

Folder 1.47

Clary, Julia Marie - Queen of Spain, Wife of Joseph Bonaparte, 1813

Folder 1.48

Damme, Dominique Joseph Van - General, 1813

Folder 1.49

Desaix, Louis Charles Antoine - General, 1792

Folder 1.50

Destouches, Philippe Nericault, 1834

Folder 1.51

Fonquier, Tinville, 1793

Folder 1.52

Gouvion, Saint Cyr - General, 1817

Folder 1.53

Le Hefvre, F.G. - General, 1808

Folder 1.54

Lauriston, Jacques Alexandre - Marquis-General, 1808

Folder 1.55

Malherbe, Francois de, n.d.

Folder 1.56

Montesquieu, Marquis A.P. - General, 1796

Folder 1.57

Montholon, Charles Tristan - General, n.d.

Folder 1.58

Murat, Joachim - King of Naples, Cavalry Commander, n.d.

Folder 1.59

Phillippe, Louis - Duke de Chartres, 1848

Folder 1.60

Segur, 1782

Folder 1.61

Unidentified, n.d.

Folder 1.62

Walewska, Count Andrew - Son of Napoleon, n.d.

Series X: Civil War

Folder 2.1

Angur, C. C., 1865

Folder 2.2

Army Pass, 1861, 1865

Folder 2.3

Banks, N. P., 18--

Folder 2.4

Barlow, F. S., 1865

Folder 2.5

Blunt, Jas. G., 1866

Folder 2.6

Burnside, A. E., 1869

Folder 2.7

Butler, B. F., 1862

Folder 2.8

Cameron, Simon, 1885

Folder 2.9

Casey, Gen'l. Silas, 1865

Folder 2.10

Cass, Lewis, 1859

Folder 2.11

Chase, Salmon P., 1864

Folder 2.12

Cox, J. D., 1864

Folder 2.13

Curtis, S. R., 1865

Folder 2.14

Dent, F. T., 1866

Folder 2.15

Dodge, G. M., 1865

Folder 2.16

Grant, Ulysses S., 1863

Folder 2.17

Halleck, H. W., 1863

Folder 2.18

Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1808

Folder 2.19

Heintzleman, S. P., 1862, 1863

Folder 2.20

Herron, F. J., 1866

Folder 2.21

Hooker, Joseph, 1862

Folder 2.22

Howard, O. O., 1866

Folder 2.23

Jackson, Jas. W., 1852

Folder 2.24

Johnson, R. W., 1863

Folder 2.25

Lincoln, Abraham, 1862

Folder 2.26

Logan, John A., 1867, 1868

Folder 2.27

Lyon, N., 1861

Folder 2.28

Marcy, R. B., 1862

Folder 2.29

Martindale, J. H., 1863

Folder 2.30

McClellan, Geo. B., 1864

Folder 2.31

Order for Cask Ale, 1865

Folder 2.32

Paine, Chas. J., 1866

Folder 2.33

Porter, Fitz John, 1862

Folder 2.34

Rosencrans, W. S., 1862

Folder 2.35

Rousseau, L. H., 1866

Folder 2.36

Sale of Army Mule, 1863

Folder 2.37

Scott, Winfield, 1861

Folder 2.38

Sheridan, Phil, 1867

Folder 2.39

Sherman, William T., 1866

Folder 2.40

Sickles, Danz, 1867

Folder 2.41

Stanley, D. S., 1874

Folder 2.42

Stanton, Edwin M., 1864

Folder 2.43

Sykes, G. D., 1864

Folder 2.44

Thomas, G., 1866

Folder 2.45

Townsend, E. D., 1867

Folder 2.46

Vanderveer, WM., 1865

Folder 2.47

Wheaton, Frank, 18--

Series XI: English Literature and Art

Folder 4.1

The Barber's Shop Ad, n.d.

Folder 4.2

Blackstone, W., 1766

Folder 4.3

Burke, Edmund, 1787

Folder 4.4

Canning, George, 1820

Folder 4.5

Coledon, 1865

Folder 4.6

Collingwood, 1807

Folder 4.7

Cornwills, Barry, n.d.

Folder 4.8

Desaike, Edward, n.d.

Folder 4.9

Dickens, Charles, 1870

Folder 4.10

Edgeworth, Maria, n.d.

Folder 4.11

Eliot, George, 1858, 1861

Folder 4.12

Gortchakof, Prince Peter, n.d.

Folder 4.13

Grattar, Henry, 1793

Folder 4.14

Hook, Theodore, 1856

Folder 4.15

Hume-Jones, Philip, 1899

Folder 4.16

Irving, Washington, n.d.

Folder 4.17

James, G. V. R., 1851

Folder 4.18

Johnson, Samuel, 1782

Folder 4.19

Key, Francis Scott, n.d.

Folder 4.20

Kipling, Rudyard, n.d.

Folder 4.21

Knowles, Shendac, 1834

Folder 4.22

Landsar, Sir Edwin, 1869

Folder 4.23

Lang, Andrew, n.d.

Folder 4.24

Lardner, Dion, 1834

Folder 4.25

Lemon, Mark, 1863

Folder 4.26

Lerch, Mark, 1864

Folder 4.27

Levis, C. , n.d.

Folder 4.28

Lighte, Fred, n.d.

Folder 4.29

Lockhart, J., n.d.

Folder 4.30

Longfellow, Henry W., n.d.

Folder 4.31

Martin, Theodore, n.d.

Folder 4.32

Morgan, Sydney, 1839

Folder 4.33

Ophir Hall Ticket, n.d.

Folder 4.34

Pepys, Samuel, n.d.

Folder 4.35

Pitt, Harriot, 1769, 1770

Folder 4.36

Pitt, Hester, n.d.

Folder 4.37

Pitt, William, 1770, 1771

Folder 4.38

Pluyfair, Lyon, n.d.

Folder 4.39

Proctor, R. W., 1855

Folder 4.40

Rapell, J. H., n.d.

Folder 4.41

Rogers, Samuel, n.d.

Folder 4.42

Rose, George, 1857

Folder 4.43

Saffi, A., 1868

Folder 4.44

Sandars, 1855

Folder 4.45

Shillen, Mrs., n.d.

Folder 4.46

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 187-

Folder 4.47

Talma, Francois Joseph, 1809

Folder 4.48

Tennyson, Alfred, n.d.

Folder 4.49

Terquem, P. N., 1885

Folder 4.50

Thackeray, William M., n.d.

Folder 4.51

Turner, 18--

Folder 4.51

Unidentified, 1840

Series XII: Edmund Burke

Folder 4.53

Burke, Edmund, 1772

Series XIII: Robert Browning

Folder 2.48

Robert Browning Letter, 1878

Folder 2.49

Browning Family Photographs, n.d.

Series XIV: Robert E. Lee

Folder 2.50

Robert E. Lee, 1854

Series XV: Constitution of The United States

Volume 2

"We the People of the United States…do Ordain and Establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Printed in 2 columns on 4 numbered pages in Philadelphia by Dunlap and Claypool (Evans, American Bibliography 20817), 1787

Series XVI: Presidents of The United States

Volume 3

Album containing letters and documents signed by every United States president from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1796-1929

Series XVII: Robert Louis Stevenson

Volume 4

Autograph transcript signed of his poem, "To H.F. Brown," 18--

Series XVIII: Napoleon and His Family

Volume 5

Album containing approximately 10 letters and documents signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and members of the imperial family, including the Empress Josephine and Empress Mari-Louise, 1787?-1816?